Bucharest Film Awards is a space designed for film professionals and film enthousiasts to foster creativity, expressivity and innovation in the cinematic field. Our mission is to create a platform where both experienced and new filmmakers can share their art, enhance their work and connect to diverse audiences.

Hosted in Bucharest, an iconic city for the Eastern Europe, with an efervescent cultural life, our festival will promote the best films from the online among a public avid to descovering new forms of contemporary art.

The film screenings will be held in 5 of the most inspiring venues in Bucharest: Unteatru, Cinema Elvira Popescu, National Centre of Dance Bucharest, Deschis Gastrobar & Cinetic, well known among locals and foreigners for creating a favorable athmosphere for exploring promising artistic initiatives.

This year we put the emphasis on Innovation, integrating new forms of expressivity adapted to the 21st century film world. So, beside the film content, we have arranged a VR Cinema, a Chroma Live Wall for Live CGI, Live Streaming shorts exclusively screened on smartphone platforms and many more!

Come along with us!

Submit now for the October 12-14th 2018 Film Competition!
The film competition runs twice a year, on the following seasons: summer season and winter season. The entry deadline for the 2018 Film Competition is August 31st 2018 and the winners will be announced after the official screenings, that will take place on 12-14 October 2018.

More details on: www.bucharest-films.com/screenings

Bucharest Film Awards promotes short and feature films from around the world with 18 awards in 3 categories. Only films accepted in our Official Selection are eligible to screenings.

All submitted films will be reviewed by a jury of film professionals, that will look for creativity, talent, powerful ideas, quality and attention to details, regardless of the experience of those involved in the creation process and the budget of the submitted works.

Awards & Prizes

The total Prize value is 3948$ for every edition.

There are 6 Nominations for ‘Bucharest Film Ambassad'or Award’ and 3 nominations for the ‘Category/Individual’ Awards.

Best Short-Film, Featurette, Feature Film and the Audience Award will each receive a BFA Custom Trophy along with 1yr Studio Licence (worth 299$), Professional Film Review, Official Screening during BFA Official Event and Award Certificates.

All category/individual winners and nominees will receive Award Certificates, Official Screening and Laurels along with BFA Laurels stating their performance in the festival.
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BUCHAREST FILM AMBASSAD'OR AWARD
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The highest ranked BFA distinction will be the 'Bucharest Film Ambassad'or Award'.
It will come with a customized BFA Trophy, one 1yr Studio Licence (worth 299$), a Professional Film Review, Official Screening during the BFA Screening Event and Award Certificates stating the outstanding performance.

Submissions
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You can submit a maximum amount of 2 film projects during a festival edition. We will allow you to resubmit the entry in the next edition if the specific project was not awarded in the previous one. Every film category comes with an entry fee that varies depending on the category and entry deadline. The entry fees are non-refundable.
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Length
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Feature
Any narrative film between 60 and 180 minutes length.
Featurette
Any narrative film up between 35 and 60 minutes length.
Short
Any narrative film 35 minutes and less.

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Submissions format
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WE PREFER SECURE ONLINE SUBMISSIONS IN HIGH DEFINITION. Not only is this a more environmentally friendly method for us, but it also allows your film to be reviewed by our screeners/reviewers as quickly as possible.

We only accept films released after 2010 that come in 720p or better resolution. Moreover, this is a compulsory requirement for accepting your film in our official screening.
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Any genre and format is accepted.
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Subtitles
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All non-English language films must be subtitled in English (excepting music videos). We will require separate English subtitles from all the films selected for the Official Screening. The subtitles will need to come together with the screening file at least a week before the screening date.
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Competition
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'Bucharest Film Awards' is a competitive event and unless notified otherwise, all films officially selected are eligible for competition. For a list of competitive categories, please see our Awards page. All films are nominated and voted upon by a jury of film professionals, from an independent point of view.
All genres and formats are considered eligible for nomination at one or more competitive categories.
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Quality is a requirement, this is why we will not accept films with a poor production standard (lack of sound quality, absence of subtitles/captions for non-English films, video resolution less than 720p HD).
All entries must be available for screening during the festival.

For films chosen to be screened at the Bucharest Film Awards, we require a download link to your submission or you must send a full quality 1080p/DCP file/35mm/Blu-ray/DVD no later than 1 week prior to the festival screening.
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Film Review
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We believe in the power of constructive critique, so we designed the option to receive a professional film review from our experts in order to provide you with a detailed feedback on your work. Filmmakers can request the professional review at the price of $39,99, which also includes the entry fee to our Official Competition. The review will be officialy listed on our platform and made public through all our social media channels.

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Screenplays
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The screenplay competition runs on two seasons, winter and summer and will be available exclusively through FilmFreeway. The competition is open to screenplays of any genre, up to 120 pages. Filmmakers can submit maximum two screenplays per edition and only one can receive the ‘Screenplay Award’. The entry fee is $49,99 and it includes a detailed professional review by our specialists. For those who just want to enter the competition, the fee is $24,99.
There will be quarter finalists, semifinalists and finalists out of which a winner, a runner-up and a second runner-up will be designated. The winner will receive a cash price, an award certificate and our custom Bucharest Film Awards Trophy.

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Disclaimer and rights
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Submission of any entry provides Bucharest Film Awards with the permission to have excerpts of accepted work, including film trailers, shown in all promotional activities related to the festival.
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Festival does not deal with any copyright issues. All copyright issues should be resolved by the film authors.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless us, our officers, affiliates, employees, and partners from any and all claims and liability arising out of entering or transmitting your film to the Bucharest Film Awards.
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Filmmakers and screenwriters retain 100% all of the rights to their projects and materials that they submit to the Bucharest Film Awards.
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Notification
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Films selected for the Bucharest Film Awards will be notified no later than September 15th, 2018. Winners will be announced after Official Screenings (October 12-14 2018).
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Laurels
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Filmmakers are allowed to use Bucharest Film Awards laurels on their winning/nominated/selected films ONLY. They can be used on posters as well as on other media available. The OFFICIAL SELECTION transparent laurel will be available on the website after the first selection will be published. Other laurels will be provided upon request.

Sean Wirz

Very nice team, very clear and good communication. I couldn't attend, so unfortunately I can't tell more than what I've experienced through the team contacting me. I wish the team and the festival all the best. Thanks for considering us.

Russell Emanuel

Muriel Paraboni

Festival very well organized, serious and committed to the filmmakers, with excellent quality in all aspects, keeping the participants always well informed and rigorously fulfilling the agenda of exhibitions and awards. It was an honor to be part of the official selection and to be among the finalists in the categories of best experimental film and best original soundtrack. Thank you very much to the whole team of BFA for the welcome and care with our film, wish immense success to the festival!

Short Film + up to 500 words film review. The film review will be promoted through our official platform and social media channels, helping your work reach a larger public. The price for the professional film review is $39,99, which includes the entry fee to Bucharest Film Awards Official Competition.
Discount Code: 4CHANGE

Feature film / Featurette + Film Review - 15% OFF - use code in description

Feature Film/Featurette + up to 500 words film review. The film review will be promoted through our official platform and social media channels, helping your work reach a larger public. The price for the professional film review is $59,99, which includes the entry fee to Bucharest Film Awards Official Competition.
Discount Code: 4CHANGE

Music score must have been composed exclusively for visual media use such as Film, Video, Documentary, Film Short, Featurette, Etc. Submission of your work accompanied by Visual Media is not mandatory. Must be an original composition, and be submitted by the original composers. The music score in electronic format (PDF/Sibelius/Finale) can represent an advantage, but won't be mandatory. The Soundtrack Award will be offered by ScoreKraft™, a leading film market company specialized in Film Scoring.

The competition is open to screenplays of any genre, up to 120 pages. Filmmakers can submit maximum two screenplays per edition and only one can receive the ‘Screenplay Award’.
For those who just want to enter the competition, the fee starts from $29,99.
Discount Code: 4CHANGE

The competition is open to screenplays of any genre, up to 120 pages. Filmmakers can submit maximum two screenplays per edition and only one can receive the ‘Screenplay Award’. The entry fee is $49,99 and it includes a detailed professional review by our specialists.
Discount Code: 4CHANGE